SA Food Review

Events

05 Apr 2019

Get ready for Propak West Africa

Propak West Africa 2019 has added a further 25 per cent of exhibition space and announces Sasol as Gold Sponsor for this year’s edition.
20 Mar 2019

SA packaged food consumption on upward trend

As an important pillar of the South African economy, food and beverage production has almost doubled in the past 10 years, reaching ZAR 392 million (26 million euros) in 2017.
13 Mar 2019

Tetra Pak drives change

Food Review spoke to Bryn Thomas, key account director at Tetra Pak South Africa at the Propak Africa event about some of the challenges and solutions facing the food and beverage industry today.
11 Mar 2019

From South Africa to Vietnam, Italian packaging hits the road again

South Africa followed closely by Vietnam are the next two stops in the Italian packaging industry’s tour of exhibitions held in markets with strong development potential.  They are respectively the fourth and fifth appointments since the beginning of January in the 2019 promotional programme coordinated by UCIMA (Italian Automatic Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Association) with the...
11 Mar 2019

The simplest solution is the best

Sometimes, the simplest solution is the best solution. This is clearly the case with the radically disruptive Rapidojet technology. ROI is shorter than for any other piece of equipment while product quality rises in all respects.
07 Mar 2019

Frozen Food Day: Anuga Frozen Food places the focus on frozen food

6 March 2019 was Frozen Food Day. The culinary public holiday was introduced in 1984 by the American President, Ronald Reagan, as “Frozen Food Day” to pay tribute to the services of the frozen food industry in the USA. In the meantime, the birth of frozen food is recognised internationally too, hence this year the...
20 Feb 2019

Yamato to showcase world class weighing solutions at Propak Africa

The South African branch of Yamato Scale Dataweigh will be showcasing the impressive capabilities of its leading automatic weighing machinery at this year’s Propak Africa Show in March.
14 Feb 2019

SAPICS fighting the supply chain skills crisis

Reflecting its commitment to tackling the supply chain skills crisis head on, SAPICS, The Professional Body for Supply Chain Management, recently hosted the 11th annual Supply Chain Management Education Excellence Awards. This event recognises individuals, organisations and educators who are going the extra mile to advance and develop the supply chain and operations management profession.
14 Feb 2019

Vitafoods Europe 2019 set to close the loop on a greener future for the global nutraceutical industry

Vitafoods Europe 2019 (7-9 May, Palexpo, Geneva) will this year explore the collaboration required to shape a more sustainable future for the nutraceutical industry. This follows the growing popularity of plant-based ingredients, as well as the demand for more responsible farming methods, and the unprecedented backlash against packaging over recent years.
11 Feb 2019

IWMSA aligns with IFAT Africa to support industry collaboration

The Institute of Waste Management of Southern Africa (IWMSA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Messe Muenchen South Africa, organisers of IFAT Africa, to collaborate on the 2019 exhibition and conference.